| David Boyle R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| No personal data. | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 20 April 1855 | Lieutenant | ||
| 16 December 1865 | Commander | ||
| 6 September 1878 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 6 October 1860 | Lieutenant in Centurion, commanded by Henry Downing Rogers, Channel squadron | ||
| 23 January 1874 | 21 May 1874 | Commander in Niobe, North America and West Indies (until Wrecked on Miquelon Island) | |
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